InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I always walk away smarter after speaking with Steve Blank. In addition to being a thought leader within the Lean Startup Movement , Steve is also a professor at Stanford and Berkley. However, many people are not aware that prior to entering academia, Steve was a wily and creative marketing entrepreneur.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2012

If Steve Blank and Eric Reis, two of the Founding Fathers of the Lean Startup Movement formed a band, they would produce music like the Kingsmen's Louie, Louie. The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). Lean Music. If you find one, you become a company.

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Startup RSS Marketing Sales 217

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. Nascent startup markets are like fine wine, they take time to develop. Rinse & repeat. Yet it tempts us all.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

No clear vision or purpose This should be the starting point for any startup founder, but it’s often overlooked. Tony Hsieh Without a clear purpose, a startup can meander along without much momentum. in business we can create much deeper connections with our audience and give our startups a better chance of success.

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Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s a healthy balance between allowing a design team to dream up functional requirements, talk with customers, analyze competitors and for technical projects – research the latest cool-kid tools to play with. We’ve all been involved with projects that seem to drift and drift and make progress.

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Software Startup Design Course 344